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and capping off a 1979 to 1997 in the united states said it -- the united states senate. guest: when i was at the institute of politics for harvard for those two and a half years, i was asked that question so many times by the students -- which job did you like the best, which job was the most rewarding? oddly enough, i answered it in a funny way, and it surprises people when i answer it. i said, "you know, the most satisfying job i ever had was being state representative." i was young and i had a lot of energy. i was a lost it during that time did i do not advise anyone to go to -- i was a law student during that time did i do not been is anyone to go to law school and be in the legislature at the same time. my wife worked to keep me in law school. we had children. mark was born while i was a law student, actually. i had a great opportunity to be very close to the constituents that i work for, who put me in the job of being in the state legislature. i also think during that time that i was developing my own political philosophy, and i must say that i always thought i kne
and capping off a 1979 to 1997 in the united states said it -- the united states senate. guest: when i was at the institute of politics for harvard for those two and a half years, i was asked that question so many times by the students -- which job did you like the best, which job was the most rewarding? oddly enough, i answered it in a funny way, and it surprises people when i answer it. i said, "you know, the most satisfying job i ever had was being state representative." i was...
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they found the united states came in 19th. but other countries that have much lower exposes have universal -- lower costs and have universal coverage -- for example, france and japan -- are ranked one and two. with much lower cost and universal coverage, they're getting better results. and some don't even want to debate going to health care? i mean, they're going to have a tall order to explain why they don't even want to discuss it. on infant mortality, the united states ranked 22nd. again, according to the commonwealth fund. again, countries that have universal coverage, much lower costs than we do, ranked number one, japan. france was number five. germany was number nine. and from my earlier chart, you will remember each of those countries has universal coverage and much lower costs than we do, and yet they are getting on these metrics better outcomes than we are. and it doesn't stop there. here's life expectancy. the united states ranked 24th. this is according to the oecd, the international scorekeeper. and again, japan,
they found the united states came in 19th. but other countries that have much lower exposes have universal -- lower costs and have universal coverage -- for example, france and japan -- are ranked one and two. with much lower cost and universal coverage, they're getting better results. and some don't even want to debate going to health care? i mean, they're going to have a tall order to explain why they don't even want to discuss it. on infant mortality, the united states ranked 22nd. again,...
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this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at 9.8% and very soon will have more unemployment number south, the president's team has said it expects this will be the new normal. for quite awhile going forward because we're looking at in excess of 10% on a planet. there are real consequences, when you see this level of economic collapse. one thing that a lot on realize in the last of our minds the value of the dollar has dropped 16%, people feel that in some way but it is profoundly hear that. i don't know if there is an economist from arizona state university that run a column has a study of the shows that since this last ye
this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at...
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have been to congress will then, there was disparity in home ownership in lending in the united states parkway broke down between the ethnic minorities and other american is. >> host: that was redlining. >> guest: the argument was the reason we had the gap is because banks are racially discriminating against hispanics and african-americans. the problem with the very as there is not much evidence to support it. when you look at the data, you find black owned banks had a worse lending record to minority communities it was not on racial grounds. >> host: is that because they did not have sufficient money? >> guest: because unfortunately those committees 10 to have more problems with credit. the federal reserve has done studies that show white americans 21% have bad credits they have defaulted or declared bankruptcy but within african-american and hispanic it is more than twice the level. the problem is you have credit issues but the activist ignore that and they said this is about racism and racial discrimination in. in order to close the gap we will reduce lending standards and force the
have been to congress will then, there was disparity in home ownership in lending in the united states parkway broke down between the ethnic minorities and other american is. >> host: that was redlining. >> guest: the argument was the reason we had the gap is because banks are racially discriminating against hispanics and african-americans. the problem with the very as there is not much evidence to support it. when you look at the data, you find black owned banks had a worse lending...
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am i president of the united states or am i not president of the united states until light take the oath of office and no one really knew the answer to that. by the time there's the press conference that malcolm is holding up the park would hospital when he says -- when he announces to the public kennedy is dead, it's not 1:36 or so. the first two questions he gets is where is lyndon johnson and has he taken the oath of office? so this is all playing out in the full glare of the media. the other presidents who were assassinated linder. when mckinley was shot at the exposition in buffalo in 1901 heat linker for days. there were reports he was getting better and he took a dramatic turn after i think he lived seven or eight days. when garfield died he lingered for time. so this is what was unique about the kennedy assassination was that he was the first president to die instantly in full view of the public and i think that changed the entire dynamic. it changed the relationship between the public and the presidency and also created extraordinary expectations and demands on lyndon johnson. w
am i president of the united states or am i not president of the united states until light take the oath of office and no one really knew the answer to that. by the time there's the press conference that malcolm is holding up the park would hospital when he says -- when he announces to the public kennedy is dead, it's not 1:36 or so. the first two questions he gets is where is lyndon johnson and has he taken the oath of office? so this is all playing out in the full glare of the media. the...
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states and he says my secret service pan you'll tells me to protect the president of the united states, and that was johnson. so he goes into -- he's the first person to give a report to lyndon johnson. now, roberts has already made up his mind that kennedy is dead and johnson is present, but with he sees johnson that's not what he says. what he says to johnson, he says, i have seen the president's wounds and i don't think he can survive. and johnson says, i need more information, i want to hear from kenny o'donnell, who was -- his title was appointment secretary, he was in fact, sort of chief of he staff for the kennedy white house, and he wants to hear from roy kellerman, who was president kennedy's secret service agent, so emmy roberts leaves the room. he runs into lem johns, who is another secret service agent, who had arrived at the hospital late and says to roberts, have you seen -- what's the president's condition? and he says very matter of factually, the president is dead and later, roberts told william manchester, he said, johnson didn't foe what i knew which is that kennedy
states and he says my secret service pan you'll tells me to protect the president of the united states, and that was johnson. so he goes into -- he's the first person to give a report to lyndon johnson. now, roberts has already made up his mind that kennedy is dead and johnson is present, but with he sees johnson that's not what he says. what he says to johnson, he says, i have seen the president's wounds and i don't think he can survive. and johnson says, i need more information, i want to...
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the relationship between iran and the united states has never recovered. and that was from my documentary "god's worries," two years ago. with me to continue this discussion, john limbert, the former u.s. diplomat who was one of the hostages in tehran. and columbia university professor gary sitt, author of the blog on iran and president of jimmy carter's security council, and joining me again, ibrahim asgharzdeh, one of the mastermind of the hostagetaking. you saw one of the spokesmen for the students there. what was your reaction when you heard her now just personal? >> i never had the pleasure of meeting her until the end. i understand that her name is milufah and not masumeh. after the revolution people did make some changes. now whatever it is, what i -- what i'm hearing, christiane, is an awful lot of rationalization for an act that people know was -- was an ugly act. and a very -- and an act with very negative consequences for iran, for iranians. and as much as they rationi izl it, as much as they say we were young, we were this, we were that -- >> y
the relationship between iran and the united states has never recovered. and that was from my documentary "god's worries," two years ago. with me to continue this discussion, john limbert, the former u.s. diplomat who was one of the hostages in tehran. and columbia university professor gary sitt, author of the blog on iran and president of jimmy carter's security council, and joining me again, ibrahim asgharzdeh, one of the mastermind of the hostagetaking. you saw one of the spokesmen...
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so they essentially kidnap the body of the present of the united states. they forced their way past the local justice of the peace. they love the car onto mandolins. they bring it out to air force one. they quickly carry this heavy casket up the steps, put in the back of the plane and strap in. as soon as they do that kenny o. donelson is to make you look at this point in your. o'donnell is afraid that the dallas police are coming behind him. he wants to get his plane in the air. so mchugh who is responsible for maintaining the air force -- the kennedy pleads guilty the front of the plane and he says to the captain gets his plane in the air. he says i can't because there's going to be a ceremony on board and were not really sure. eventually mchugh find out trantwo's on the plane that kennedy people don't know that. they think johnson has taken the other thing, the plane he flew in on which was then air force two and is on his way back to washington. the story mchugh tells in his oral history which was released, because like the first time last year which r
so they essentially kidnap the body of the present of the united states. they forced their way past the local justice of the peace. they love the car onto mandolins. they bring it out to air force one. they quickly carry this heavy casket up the steps, put in the back of the plane and strap in. as soon as they do that kenny o. donelson is to make you look at this point in your. o'donnell is afraid that the dallas police are coming behind him. he wants to get his plane in the air. so mchugh who...
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we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human authorities blame the embargo for economic problems existing in the country and receive international, public opinion by expressing its lifting. in fact they used the embargo to justify all of their own wrongdoings' economic inefficiency risk-management and repression. they feared losing that just as the panic of the idea having no excuse to prevent americans from coming in. in spite of the propaganda and the manipulation of what goes on beyond our tight boundaries most cubans find ways to know, are eager to listen, have a faith a
we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human...
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the united states ranked 24th. this is according to the international keeper. and again, japan, switzerland, france, universal coverage much lower cost, still ranked much higher than we did on that metric. japan, universal coverage, much lower cost than we do in fact have as much as ours. and again they were number one. switzerland, number two. universal coverage much lower cost than we do. and yet they ranked number two. france, universal coverage, much lower cost. they ranked sixth in the world. you know, it would seem to me we ought to look to evidence, and evidence shows there is a better way and that's what this legislation seeks to find. as seeks to find a better way to expand coverage to an improved quality and contain exploding costs and the key element of this health care reform plan are these, one of reduces both short and long-term deficits. i noticed in one of the newspapers circulated on the hill today, full-page ad asking how can senator conrad, who is a deficit hawk before this bill? because i have read the cbo analysis, the congressional budget
the united states ranked 24th. this is according to the international keeper. and again, japan, switzerland, france, universal coverage much lower cost, still ranked much higher than we did on that metric. japan, universal coverage, much lower cost than we do in fact have as much as ours. and again they were number one. switzerland, number two. universal coverage much lower cost than we do. and yet they ranked number two. france, universal coverage, much lower cost. they ranked sixth in the...
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i think 30% of hospital stays in the united states are probably unnecessary, given what our research looks like. >> kroft: that's a staggering figure. >> fisher: it's a huge amount. >> kroft: and once someone is admitted to the hospital, fisher says, they're likely to be seen by a dozen or more specialists, who will conduct all kinds of tests, whether they're absolutely essential or not. >> meredith snedeker: they did x-rays, they did blood work-up, they did lung capacity tests. >> kroft: meredith snedeker's 85-year-old mother spent her last two months shuttling between a nursing home and community hospital in new jersey, suffering from advanced heart and liver disease. dorothy glas was a former nurse who had signed a living will expressing her wishes that no extraordinary measures be taken to keep her alive, but that didn't stop a legion of doctors from conducting batteries of tests. >> snedeker: i can't tell you all the tests they took, but i do know that she saw over 13 specialists. >> kroft: what kind of specialists? >> snedecker: neurological, gastroenterologists. they... she ev
i think 30% of hospital stays in the united states are probably unnecessary, given what our research looks like. >> kroft: that's a staggering figure. >> fisher: it's a huge amount. >> kroft: and once someone is admitted to the hospital, fisher says, they're likely to be seen by a dozen or more specialists, who will conduct all kinds of tests, whether they're absolutely essential or not. >> meredith snedeker: they did x-rays, they did blood work-up, they did lung...
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he tried to fly to the united kingdom but was denied entrance and returned to the united states. he's accuse of running over his daughter withes i h car because he didn't think she was living according to traditional values. almaleki remains in the hospital in serious condition. >>> what kind of business gets 800% of a mark-up on things it's reselling? a military contractor in iraq does. and as brian todd reports, if someone's being ripped off your money is paying for it. >> reporter: $196.50 for a box of washers that's supposed to cost $1.22. $237 for a vehicle side mirror that you and i should pay less than $15 for. that's how much the inspector-general for iraq's reconstruction says american taxpayers have been overbilled by a contractor that supplies vehicle parts for the iraqi army. >> we are going to work with the army material command, the army contracting command to make sure the money is recouped and that taxpayer interests are cared for. >> reporter: he deals with a company called aecom which provides equipment and logistics reports. four invoices were reviewed a tiny f
he tried to fly to the united kingdom but was denied entrance and returned to the united states. he's accuse of running over his daughter withes i h car because he didn't think she was living according to traditional values. almaleki remains in the hospital in serious condition. >>> what kind of business gets 800% of a mark-up on things it's reselling? a military contractor in iraq does. and as brian todd reports, if someone's being ripped off your money is paying for it. >>...
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by becoming president of the united states he's gotten rid of the stereotype that black people can't run the country and that black people can't rise to the highest positions in the land. >> he still believes the country has a long way to go when it comes to educating our kids and the rest of richelle's interview with him comes up at 4:00 eastern time today. >>> pop star rihanna speaking out for the first time since being battered by her former boyfriend singer chris brown last february. during an abc interview she said she's embarrassed for falling in love with someone so dangerous. >> i fell in love that person. that's embarrassing. that's embarrassing that that's the type of person that i fell in love with. >> brown pleaded guilty to plea assaulting his former girlfriend. he was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and six months of community labor. >>> clark howard straps on a uniform once in a while. he serves in the georgia national guard. this weekend, you'll see him serving the troops. clark and robin meade teamed up to help soldiers save more, spend less and avoid
by becoming president of the united states he's gotten rid of the stereotype that black people can't run the country and that black people can't rise to the highest positions in the land. >> he still believes the country has a long way to go when it comes to educating our kids and the rest of richelle's interview with him comes up at 4:00 eastern time today. >>> pop star rihanna speaking out for the first time since being battered by her former boyfriend singer chris brown last...
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it is beyond me that this senate -- that this senate, the united states senate -- is ready to tell the seniors of this country that they're going to cut $500 billion from the care that these seniors get in medicare. and that's a growing number of people. year after year more people are on medicare, but yet it's going to -- the cuts are going to be there. and the gimmicks, the budget gimmicks are astonishing. the price tag, the advertised price tag is an astonishingly large number. over $800 billion. you know, to get down to that astonishingly high number, they've used quite a few gimmicks. you get taxes, you get medicare cuts, and then you get the gimmicks. i visited with senator gregg from the budget committee earlier today. i know he's going to be on the floor to discuss the gimmicks. one of the things they've done is basically hide the true cost of the bill, and the true cost of the bill is going to be close to $2.5 trillion over a ten-year span. and they've done it by putting in a whole new program here called the community living assistant services and support act. it's a new fede
it is beyond me that this senate -- that this senate, the united states senate -- is ready to tell the seniors of this country that they're going to cut $500 billion from the care that these seniors get in medicare. and that's a growing number of people. year after year more people are on medicare, but yet it's going to -- the cuts are going to be there. and the gimmicks, the budget gimmicks are astonishing. the price tag, the advertised price tag is an astonishingly large number. over $800...
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right now, most states in the united states have one or two insurance companies with control , most of the market in the state. in new mexico, two insurance companies can control 65% of the market. what we're trying to do in this bill is set up an insurance exchange using my home state of new mexico as an example where there will be many more companies, and in addition, there will be the non-profit public option that will also be a competitor. dedicated -- it's a non-profit dedicated just to health care. so with this bill, we're going to provide many more options for people on health care. host: let me pick up on that point, because this other viewer is saying if citizens live in a state and that state has opted out, are they then exempt from the mandates and taxes related to the health care bill? guest: yes. as far as the public option, because the public option is going to be set up and run on premiums on its own with the people that participate in it nationwide. so basically, what you're talking about is in the public option is having a private non-profit that's going to be provide
right now, most states in the united states have one or two insurance companies with control , most of the market in the state. in new mexico, two insurance companies can control 65% of the market. what we're trying to do in this bill is set up an insurance exchange using my home state of new mexico as an example where there will be many more companies, and in addition, there will be the non-profit public option that will also be a competitor. dedicated -- it's a non-profit dedicated just to...
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hearing from two of our united states senators. and let me begin by introducing our first speaker senator mark pryor, he has served since 2003. he's a voice of reason who works with democrats for arkansas and our nation. he serves on six committees, including the senate rules, senate ethics, homeland security and governmental affairs, the appropriations committee, and the center of science and transportation. it's on the senate commerce science and transportation committee where he most often works on issued related to transportation. he's a member of the subcommittee on aviation, subcommittee on surface transportation, and the subcommittee on consumer protection and chronic safety. as chairman of the subcommittee, senator pry will play a significant role in the develop of transportation policy, particularly as they relate to automobile safety. please join me in welcoming senator mark pryor. [applause] >> well, thank you very much for having me. and thank you, all for being here today. this is a very important issue that's facing o
hearing from two of our united states senators. and let me begin by introducing our first speaker senator mark pryor, he has served since 2003. he's a voice of reason who works with democrats for arkansas and our nation. he serves on six committees, including the senate rules, senate ethics, homeland security and governmental affairs, the appropriations committee, and the center of science and transportation. it's on the senate commerce science and transportation committee where he most often...
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, the united states was a going concern. but this was not true in 1800. it was still in a very fragile position. it was finally settled and jefferson assumes the presidency, but it was a constitutional crisis of the first magnitude, and it resulted in the first change of the vice presidency. you have the 12th amendment, ratified in 18 04, and this changed the electoral college to the way it is today. each elector gets two votes, one for president and one for vice- president. host: tom hon. -- tom on the republican line. caller: this is a fascinating discussion for me, because i've wondered for some years now -- what are your thoughts -- what would it be like if we had the old regime -- say we had obama for president, john mccain as vice president? or let's say we would have richard nixon as president and george mcgovern as vice- president. wouldn't that be interesting? it might not be very good for us nowadays. i will get off there and listen to your answer. please talk at length about my idea. guest: thank you for your ques
, the united states was a going concern. but this was not true in 1800. it was still in a very fragile position. it was finally settled and jefferson assumes the presidency, but it was a constitutional crisis of the first magnitude, and it resulted in the first change of the vice presidency. you have the 12th amendment, ratified in 18 04, and this changed the electoral college to the way it is today. each elector gets two votes, one for president and one for vice- president. host: tom hon. --...
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>> it hasn't flown over the united states yet. the roads will be more crowded for thanksgiving this year, because i guess, jen, folks are doing things dirchltly this time around. >> here's what to expect if your traveling. aaa says nearly 39 million americans are going to be on the move. it's a little more than last year, but it's nothing compared to recent years if you think back in your memory. that is because last year travel died. it went down 25%, and it's coming up this year but only 1%, so pretty much, we are sticking to these new habits. and that's why you might think, hey, that's a travel story, why is jen doing it? it's a money story. people are putting their budget first and saying i don't need any unnecessary travel at this time. most of the people who are traveling, they're going to be on the road in their cars while flying is expected to be down nearly 7%. but driving, up about 2%, and you know one of the reasons it helps out, you can still watch your budget and drive, is because gas about 50 cents a gallon cheaper r
>> it hasn't flown over the united states yet. the roads will be more crowded for thanksgiving this year, because i guess, jen, folks are doing things dirchltly this time around. >> here's what to expect if your traveling. aaa says nearly 39 million americans are going to be on the move. it's a little more than last year, but it's nothing compared to recent years if you think back in your memory. that is because last year travel died. it went down 25%, and it's coming up this year...
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he trieded to fly to the united kingdom but had been denied entrance and returned to the united states. he is accused of running over his daughter with his car because he didn't think she was living her life according to the traditional iraqi values. she remains in the hospital in serious remains in the hospital in serious condition. >>> the suspect in a deadly iraq bombing managed to kill someone during a police interrogation. iraq's interior of ministry says he grabbed a gun from a guard and shot an investigator. the investigator wrestled the gun back and shot the suspect. both died from their injuries. the suspect also looted the guard he took the gun from. investigators were questioning him in last sunday's bombing in baghdad that killed at least 160 people. that was iraq's deadliest bombing since 2007. >>> kids get excited about halloween, but does that mean that the sugar in all that candy they got last night makes kids overexcited? let's go beyond the surface and find out. >> the more sugar that my child has, the more hyper. >> they bounce off the walls. >> anything with sugar s
he trieded to fly to the united kingdom but had been denied entrance and returned to the united states. he is accused of running over his daughter with his car because he didn't think she was living her life according to the traditional iraqi values. she remains in the hospital in serious remains in the hospital in serious condition. >>> the suspect in a deadly iraq bombing managed to kill someone during a police interrogation. iraq's interior of ministry says he grabbed a gun from a...
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but russia is 5,500 miles wide, about twice the size of the united states. supporters say it will make disabout the regions feel closer to moscow. >> until the sunsets at 5:00 for you. >>> still breezy for new england. this weather is brought to you by green giant. what's going on across the region? yesterday, a lot of rain. this is how much we've seen. not just 24 hours. it start start ad few days ago. that's a tremendous amount of rainfall. it's all because of the wind straight off the atlantic through virginia and maryland and delaware, jersey, all the the way down to north carolina, too. that low is still in place. it's not moved very far. not as strong today. only 40 miles per hour gusts around the coastline. pab more. yesterday hurricane strength winds. here's what it looks like in new york. you get rain showers coming in. coastal flood warnings are there. p 34 miles per hour sustained winds all along the jersey shore. it breaks up in baltimore, washington, i-95. not as heavy as yesterday but you still get the rain. here's the radar. not much going on
but russia is 5,500 miles wide, about twice the size of the united states. supporters say it will make disabout the regions feel closer to moscow. >> until the sunsets at 5:00 for you. >>> still breezy for new england. this weather is brought to you by green giant. what's going on across the region? yesterday, a lot of rain. this is how much we've seen. not just 24 hours. it start start ad few days ago. that's a tremendous amount of rainfall. it's all because of the wind straight...
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and where national guardsmen deploy here in the united states or overseas. state guardsmen only deploy within the 50 states. >> what job do you do? >> they have me do public affairs. >> you talk, don't you? >> i enlisted right after the terrorist attacks. someone told me about the state guard and i was like, wow. i'm too old to go into regular army reserves or national guard. but this gave me an opportunity to serve. >> you look great. you look great and -- >> i would like on my website at clarkhoward.com i have a guide to all the states that have state guards. and how people can volunteer and enlist. >> but you're an example that you don't have to be someone toting a gun to be able to serve. >> would you want me toting a gun? let's take a vote who wants me carrying a gun? who wants me not carrying a gun? okay. not much faith in me carrying a gun. >> your weapon is your information with finances and you help us. >> oh, very good. there you go. tes i will never accept defeat! i will never quit! i am an american soldier! >>> welcome back to the national infant
and where national guardsmen deploy here in the united states or overseas. state guardsmen only deploy within the 50 states. >> what job do you do? >> they have me do public affairs. >> you talk, don't you? >> i enlisted right after the terrorist attacks. someone told me about the state guard and i was like, wow. i'm too old to go into regular army reserves or national guard. but this gave me an opportunity to serve. >> you look great. you look great and --...
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will those jobs in the united states? at the global economy, global market and are companies that are creating in the technology for energy efficiency and smart grid and alternative energy sources are going to create jobs. but they can put those jobs in china, the philippines, malaysia, europe, or they can put them in the u.s. and they make those decisions day in and day out. we are dependent in many ways on the federal government. my prayer is they just don't make it worse. so we're not looking for an lot of help from the federal government, but there are areas which that can be very important. our economy continue to grow well into 2008. until the wonderful days of september 2008 when the capital markets crashed and lots of projects came to a halt at that time. we're still adding jobs well into 2008, but sends september we've lost jobs that we've lost 50,000 jobs in the last year in san jose because our clean tech sector is not growing nearly as fast enough to compensate for jobs being lost. so that's the tale of our ec
will those jobs in the united states? at the global economy, global market and are companies that are creating in the technology for energy efficiency and smart grid and alternative energy sources are going to create jobs. but they can put those jobs in china, the philippines, malaysia, europe, or they can put them in the u.s. and they make those decisions day in and day out. we are dependent in many ways on the federal government. my prayer is they just don't make it worse. so we're not...
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we're not sure if the soldiers are from the united states. nato says they disappeared on a routine resupply mission in the western part of the country. >>> so that's just a few of the stories we're working on. i'm robin meade. morning to you and welcome. let's go right back to the story, more details about the accused ft. hood shooter. this is more video from that same convenience store that we just showed you. the owner says that major nidal hasan told him he didn't want to be deployed because he would have to fight fellow muslims. his family says he was trying to get off the military since 2001 because he was taunted about being muslim. ft. hood's commander says that major hasan had options. >> there is such a thing as a valid objector status but there are many american muslims who serve our armed forces very honorably both in iraq and afghanistan. so i think -- i think there's a mechanism there to identify those who are in fact objectors. >> several groups condemned the shootings. quote -- >>> we are still hearing new and incredible surviv
we're not sure if the soldiers are from the united states. nato says they disappeared on a routine resupply mission in the western part of the country. >>> so that's just a few of the stories we're working on. i'm robin meade. morning to you and welcome. let's go right back to the story, more details about the accused ft. hood shooter. this is more video from that same convenience store that we just showed you. the owner says that major nidal hasan told him he didn't want to be...
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indeed transports like going home to the united states, it could be the cargo plane coming in with supplies. that put the wounded troops on their often with a nurse or some inflight medical care to keep them safe and healthy as they fly home. >> nisei the air force handed off to the army and they handed off to a operating base. where was that? >> it is one of afghans agricultural districts, traditionally, it grows much of the food that >> it is a paved road, maybe not up to u.s. standards. they're just trying to make a living in some unforgiving terrain. >> why does the military have a base there? >> in their minds, they're bringing the population into the coalition foaled in their building support for the afghan government. they talk to the farmers in a language they understand. the u.s. army has a battalion in the province with three companies, one in each district. those guys are spending most of their time understanding what kind of farming is going on, how can we help? and working with the afghan government to get them on that page. it is like an agricultural commune that wears militar
indeed transports like going home to the united states, it could be the cargo plane coming in with supplies. that put the wounded troops on their often with a nurse or some inflight medical care to keep them safe and healthy as they fly home. >> nisei the air force handed off to the army and they handed off to a operating base. where was that? >> it is one of afghans agricultural districts, traditionally, it grows much of the food that >> it is a paved road, maybe not up to...
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now the united states senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation. i am absolutely confident it will, and i look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year. now, a senior aide says that the president did watch the vote as it happened in the house there from camp david. president obama, by the way, is set to return to the white house from camp david sunday afternoon. elaine quijanoo, cnn, washington. >>> the bill now moves on to the senate, where it must also pass, if it is to become law. as in the house, senate democrats are having a hard time winning over republican support for the bill. if the senate passes the bill, the senate version must be reconciled with the house bill that passed last night before it can be signed in to law. >>> it will be a tough day tomorrow for commuters in philadelphia. talks aimed at ending a transit strike broke down last night. bus drivers and trolley and drivers walked off the job yesterday. an independent audit to make sure pension funds are secure and it says it will not
now the united states senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation. i am absolutely confident it will, and i look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year. now, a senior aide says that the president did watch the vote as it happened in the house there from camp david. president obama, by the way, is set to return to the white house from camp david sunday afternoon. elaine quijanoo, cnn, washington. >>> the bill now...
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secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my understand is the whole idea of faking kidnappings. what that does is it creates cry wolf scenarios so that the next time something like that happens there's a cynicism on the part of the public, or very well could be a cynicism on the part of the public about whether or not -- >> i agree. >> -- that kidnapping is an actual kidnapping or not. not to mention the resources that are taken away from legitimate situations. >> back to the lawyers. eleanor odom, peter odom, tamara holder. peter odom, what about her telling the cops? and this is obviously a voluntary statement. "i tried to make
secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my understand is the whole...
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you're going to have to try the case in the united states. it is unclear whether you can get that fair trial but it has happened before. they will try to get an impartial jury and a judge will make sure that the jury will be impartial. >> when the men go on trial in the southern district of new york, they will be just blocks from where the world trade center fell. the actual transfer of the prisoners from new york, that is not expected to happen for several week. formal charges haven't been filed against most of them. so do you think trying them in new york is the right thing to do or would you have preferred they face military juts at guantanamo bay? e-mail us at cnn.com/hln or give us a call. you can text us at hlntv or to go my facebook page. >>> alleged ft. hood gunman may be permanently paralyzed from the waist down. he was shot four times during the shooting spree last week. he is in intensive care at brook army medical center in san antonio. his civilian lawyer talked with him for about an hour yesterday. >> he is not ambulatory. he is
you're going to have to try the case in the united states. it is unclear whether you can get that fair trial but it has happened before. they will try to get an impartial jury and a judge will make sure that the jury will be impartial. >> when the men go on trial in the southern district of new york, they will be just blocks from where the world trade center fell. the actual transfer of the prisoners from new york, that is not expected to happen for several week. formal charges haven't...
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secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my industry is the whole idea of faking kidnappings. what that does is it creates cry wolf scenarios so that the next time something like that happens there's a cynicism on the part of the public, or very well could be a cynicism on the part of the public about whether or not -- >> i agree. >> -- that kidnapping is an actual kidnapping or not. not to mention the resources that are taken away from legitimate situations. >> back to the lawyers. eleanor odom, peter odom, tamara holder. peter odom, what about her telling the cops? and this is obviously a voluntary statement. "i tried to make t
secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my industry is the whole...
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police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states limited english capability was lost. he followed jason bruce in a garage and asked for directions. they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a terrorist. >> it's sad. this is a soft-spoken person whose life is dedicated to serving god and the church and he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> bruce's attorney claims the reverend groped the man and bruce was only defending himself. he's free on bond. the priest was in a hospital and later released. >>> a lot of people are taking a second look at slugger sammy sosa. why he says his skin looks lighter these days. >> we're extremely proud of our military troops and want to honor them this veterans day especially in memory of our friend josh meadows who was fallen last month and just very proud to be a part of the marine corps and believe in what we're doing and fighting for america's freedom. thank you all. >> always faithful. of course on veterans day we salute all of the troops serving this country. parades under w
police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states limited english capability was lost. he followed jason bruce in a garage and asked for directions. they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a terrorist. >> it's sad. this is a soft-spoken person whose life is dedicated to serving god and the church and he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> bruce's attorney claims the reverend groped the man and bruce was...
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states. virginia and new jersey will declare governors and wednesday the federal reserve meets to decide where the cost of money should be. the stock market will watch but the fed is expected to leave key interest rates unchanged at zero percent. >>> the fighters are showing off their best along with new tunes. a preview of the greatest hits collection. >> one, two, three, four. ♪ ynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynyny
states. virginia and new jersey will declare governors and wednesday the federal reserve meets to decide where the cost of money should be. the stock market will watch but the fed is expected to leave key interest rates unchanged at zero percent. >>> the fighters are showing off their best along with new tunes. a preview of the greatest hits collection. >> one, two, three, four. ♪...
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whether they are in the united states, china, or any nation. >> president obama will also visit china's great wall today. >>> a college football player spoke for the first time since his neck was crushed in a weightlifting accident. rafer weigel has more on that. >> good morning. seven words. that is all usc runningback stafon johnson was able to get out. eve than is a miracle. this was johnson when he greeted his teammates last month. back then he couldn't speak. he was breathing and eating through a tube. doctors say because of a gladiator like mentality he can swallow and repeated the last words spoken to him by his late grandfather. >> god has a plan. run, stafon, run. >> whether he ever plays football again, though, robin, it's not clear. when he asked about that, all he did was just shrug. >> it's amazing he was able to speak, like you said. because it must have damaged his voicebox so much. his larynx. thank you. >>> a passenger plane hit a flock of birds right after takeoff this weekend. the frontier airlines jet him them about 4,000 feet above kansas city saturday. >> heard thi
whether they are in the united states, china, or any nation. >> president obama will also visit china's great wall today. >>> a college football player spoke for the first time since his neck was crushed in a weightlifting accident. rafer weigel has more on that. >> good morning. seven words. that is all usc runningback stafon johnson was able to get out. eve than is a miracle. this was johnson when he greeted his teammates last month. back then he couldn't speak. he was...
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states took office. this congress -- >> you owe all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> well, yeah, but they're separate issues so it's -- anyway, it's kind of -- it was a strange hearing. the bailout was, of course, engineered before tim geithner got there, before president obama was in office. geithner basically said, i hate the idea of the bailout rescue, too, but his point was that, look, it saved the financial markets and the economy from collapse. you can say, tell that to the millions of americans who lost their job, but you could have more millions of americans without jobs. you could have something that looked a lot more like the depression is the argument if the bailout didn't happen. >>> it's that time of year when you have that meeting with your boss about your performance review and your pay. and you just might get a little raise this year. that's good news in a bad economy. last year's average raise was just 1.8%. companies are willing to spend a little more, sa
states took office. this congress -- >> you owe all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> well, yeah, but they're separate issues so it's -- anyway, it's kind of -- it was a strange hearing. the bailout was, of course, engineered before tim geithner got there, before president obama was in office. geithner basically said, i hate the idea of the bailout rescue, too, but his point was that, look, it saved the financial markets and the economy from collapse....
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states took office. congressman -- >> tell all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> now, that's geithner's side, right, that confidence is back and that the financial markets and the economy didn't collapse. it's also kind of wall street's side, too, the treasury's side, even the white house's side, but not necessarily the feeling of that other lawmaker and millions of americans. again, geithner is saying that they hope to close out that program as soon as possible. >>> it's get to go be around that time of year when you have that meeting with your boss, you talk about your performance through the year and your pay. they tell you if you're going to get a raise for the next year, how many it might be. well, this year you might get a little raise. that's some good news in a bad economy. by the way, don't forget to toot your home. that's the time to do it. last year, the average raise 1.8%. companies are interested in spending more this year. the average raise will be 275%. last
states took office. congressman -- >> tell all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> now, that's geithner's side, right, that confidence is back and that the financial markets and the economy didn't collapse. it's also kind of wall street's side, too, the treasury's side, even the white house's side, but not necessarily the feeling of that other lawmaker and millions of americans. again, geithner is saying that they hope to close out that program as soon...
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a lot of these cases throughout the united states. i really believe something has to be done at the legislative process where it mandates these judges to do something. tying their hands and having to give these people real sentences. because this goes on, when it goes on for two decades like this and little children continue to become victimized like this in such horrific ways something has to be done. >> exactly. michelle, do we know a lady like this who again we don't know what happened to a 3-year-old, vanished, don't know what happened. we know that she's -- she was convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill a 6-year-old. was she monitored after her 80-day sentence? >> that's one of the questions i have right now and i'm waiting for investigators to call me back on, the ones in south carolina that is, the ones in florida i'm in touch with a lot. i think they're all piecing everything together. i do know there is an investigator that drove down from south carolina and arrived in florida not too long ago to be able to sit
a lot of these cases throughout the united states. i really believe something has to be done at the legislative process where it mandates these judges to do something. tying their hands and having to give these people real sentences. because this goes on, when it goes on for two decades like this and little children continue to become victimized like this in such horrific ways something has to be done. >> exactly. michelle, do we know a lady like this who again we don't know what happened...
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>> oh, we have wonderful fans in the united states. we do have great, great fans in europe when we get a chance to go there, especially london we love to play. we had actually been on a five-week tour and just -- we were winding up our tour in london at the 02s is arena and thought we're going to film this because this has been a wonderful trip. we had such a great time, such a wonderful audience. all the songs, of course, that they love and all the popular songs. then we do a lot of variety of other things. we do interview, talk to the band, show the rehearsal, show the town. this dvd is a wonderful thing to watch. it's colorful and entertaining, but you can see for yourself on the dvd how involved the audience really gets. they knew all the words and they were swinging their arms back and forth on all the songs, singing along. it made for a wonderful experience for all of us and i'm very proud of the dvd and cd. it's all in one package. i have it right here. i call it my double ds. it's like double disks here. on one side you've got
>> oh, we have wonderful fans in the united states. we do have great, great fans in europe when we get a chance to go there, especially london we love to play. we had actually been on a five-week tour and just -- we were winding up our tour in london at the 02s is arena and thought we're going to film this because this has been a wonderful trip. we had such a great time, such a wonderful audience. all the songs, of course, that they love and all the popular songs. then we do a lot of...
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they're outside the antitrust law of of the united states of america. the democratic bill will repeal this unfair antitrust exemption, bring real competition to this industry for the first time since the 1940's. the republicans don't want to touch that with a 100-foot pole or maybe a $10,000 contribution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? . mr. olson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. olson: the pelosi health care bill would have a significant impact on the texas economy and existing physician-owned hospitals and a quality of health care in my home state of texas. texas leads the nation with 50 physician-owned hospitals, but under this bill these hospitals would be prohibited from adding beds or otherwise increasing capacity and medicare payments to any doctor-owned hospitals would be prohibited. according to a january, 2009 study by health economic study group, physician-owned hospitals employ over 22,000 texans and
they're outside the antitrust law of of the united states of america. the democratic bill will repeal this unfair antitrust exemption, bring real competition to this industry for the first time since the 1940's. the republicans don't want to touch that with a 100-foot pole or maybe a $10,000 contribution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? . mr. olson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the...